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One for everyone to keep an eye out for I was nearly jumped on way back through Cannon Hill Park tonight by a group of teenagers all in black hoodies. I assume their intentions were not good. There…Continue

Has anyone come off their bike after going through a pothole? I caught one at the top of Cartland road on Sunday afternoon and went over my bars - thought was ok only to find veneer on front tooth on…Continue

I am looking for some advice. I have just started trying to ride a road bike after 15 years of exclusively riding mountain bikes. I tried my usual commute today on the raleigh racer I have just…Continue

"They could do a rolling road closure approach, that seems to be common on other events like Tour De Yorkshire as a for instance. It means v careful managing of the route but can limit closures in areas where the locals would be v affected by lengthy…"

"I am a regular towpath commuter and try to ride to a) the conditions and b) reasonably conscientiously. I use a mix of front and rear lights and have a loud bell (which I liberally use).
I have fortunately never had or caused an accident on the…"

"I understand from last night's Push Bikes Committee meeting that 3 guys who'd attacked people including a local resident near his house with knives have been arrested in a very successful police operation."

One for everyone to keep an eye out for I was nearly jumped on way back through Cannon Hill Park tonight by a group of teenagers all in black hoodies. I assume their intentions were not good. There were three of them stood in the path on the section between the small playground / but were In the Night Garden and Fun Fair are and the turn up past the allotments to Holders Lane. One asked me what time it was and in the split second he had distracted me another made a lunge as if to pull me from…See More

"I rode the London 100 this summer and was surprised that what I thought was pretty modest training ended up being ok. I commute most days and pushed my 12 miles or so up to 20-25 per day and did a couple of long stretches on a home trainer and 2-3…"

"Yes i would recommend Bournes too . They stripped and then resprayed my old steel raleigh - listened really carefully to what i wanted and then were really attentive to how they did it and the various options and considerations to do a fantastic…"

"I cycle in Birmingham and London every day (commute to catch train and back) and have done this for a couple of years. Birmingham feels much less safe than London as a cyclist - and the traffic free routes in Birmingham are not really safe from a…"